Benjamin

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”). Authorities differ on the meaning of the original Hebrew. Philo of Alexandria, the Samaritan Pentateuch The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs and Midrash Leḳaḥ-Ṭob understand יָמִין to mean "days" (a meaning attested in Daniel 12:13) understanding the name to mean "son of days (i.e. old age)" (compare to the direct translations into Arabic بِنْ يَومِين (bin yawmīn) "son of the days" and Arabic بِنْ يَمِين (bin yamīn) "son of the right hand"), a formula paraphrased in Genesis 40:22 where Benjamin is described as a child of Jacob's old age. Rashi in his commentary on Genesis also gives this as a possible meaning but favors an understanding of יָמִין to mean "right" in the sense of "the south", noting that Benjamin was the only son of Jacob born in the south. Jerome understood the name to mean "son of the right hand" and Gesenius speculated that this expression might have meant "son of good fortune".

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɛnd͡ʒɚmɪn/
• (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪn/, /ˈbɪnd͡ʒɚmɪn/

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• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Benjamin (countable and uncountable, plural Benjamins)

1. The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel in the Bible.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:18:
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     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

   • 1908, George Bernard Shaw, Getting Married:

     What about the youngest child - the Benjamin - the child of its parents' mature strength and charity, always better treated than the unfortunate eldest children of their youthful ignorance and wilfulness?

2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
   • 2007, Mark Schreiber, Starcrossed, Llewellyn Worldwide, →ISBN, page 53:

     "Well, who the hell ever thinks some boy with a name like Benjamin is going to kill someone?" I said. "It's like someone named Winnie the Pooh taking hostages!"

3. A small city, the county seat of Knox County, Texas, United States.
4. A surname transferred from the given name.

Benjamin (plural Benjamins)

1. (US slang, often in the plural) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

   Synonyms: Ben, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin

   • 1994, “One More Chance”, in Ready to Die, performed by The Notorious B.I.G.:

     Fuck the past, let's dwell on the 500SL, the E&J and ginger ale / The way my pockets swell to the rims with Benjamins

   • 1997, “It's All About the Benjamins”, in No Way Out, performed by Puff Daddy ft. Lil' Kim, the Lox, and The Notorious B.I.G.:

     Swimmin' in women wit they own condominiums / Five plus fives, who drive millenniums / It's all about the Benjamins, what?

   • 2006 April 12, Dean Ornish, “Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins”, in Newsweek‎, archived from the original on 2006-11-28:

     Health Care: It's All About the Benjamins [title]

Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

• benjamin

• dead president, Washington, Lincoln, Hamilton, Jackson
• Robert Borden

• pet forms: Ben, Benji, Benjy, Benny

• Benjamin (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From English Benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”). Also from Spanish Benjamín.

• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Benjamin

1. a male given name from English or Spanish
2. (biblical) Benjamin
3. the tribe of Benjamin

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

• Benny

From Middle Dutch benjamin, from Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right/south or son of days”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.jaːˌmɪn/

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• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Benjamin m

1. Benjamin (Biblical character, mythological son of Jacob)
2. a male given name

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn, literally “son of the right [hand]”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.ja.ˌmin/

Benjamin m

1. (biblical) Benjamin
2. a male given name

• son of Benjamin: Benjaminsson
• daughter of Benjamin: Benjaminsdóttir

From Late Latin Benjamin, from Ancient Greek Βενιαμίν (Beniamín), from Biblical Hebrew בִּנְיָמִין (binyamīn).

• IPA^(key): /ˈbenjɑmin/, [ˈbe̞njɑ̝min]
• Rhymes: -enjɑmin
• Syllabification^(key): Ben‧ja‧min

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
   • 1933, Bible, Genesis 35:18:

     Mutta kun hänen henkensä oli lähtemäisillään, sillä hänen oli kuoltava, antoi hän hänelle nimen Benoni, mutta hänen isänsä antoi hänelle nimen Benjamin.

     And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.

2. a male given name
   • 1923, Frans Hjalmar Nortamo, Helmikoristeinen kirjanmerkki, WSOY (1947), John 20:24-25, page 33:

     Rovasti oli sitä paitsi arvellut olevan parasta, että Penua tästä lähtien ruvettaisiin kutsumaan Kustaaksi, koska nimi Benjamin ja sen lyhennys Penu varmasti antaisi hänen koulutovereilleen aihetta pilan tekoon ja härnäilemiseen.

     Furthermore, the provost had said that it would be best that Penu should be called Kustaa from this onwards, because the name Benjamin and its shorter form Penu would certainly give his schoolmates a cause to bantering and bullying.

• (given names) Benjam, Benjami, Jami
• (surnames) Pennanen

Benjamin

1. genitive singular of Benjam

• Benjamin is the 154^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,102 male individuals (and as a middle name to 8,073 more), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 14 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• IPA^(key): /bɛ̃.ʒa.mɛ̃/

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Benjamin m

1. (biblical) Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛnjaˌmiːn/, /-ˌmɪn/

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• Hyphenation: Ben‧ja‧min

Benjamin m (proper noun, strong, genitive Benjamins)

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

Benjamin m (strong, genitive Benjamins, plural Benjamine)

1. youngest child

• Ben
• Benni

• “Benjamin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Benjamin” in Duden online

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈben.i̯a.min/, [ˈbɛni̯ämɪn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈben.ja.min/, [ˈbɛnjämin]

Benjamin m (indeclinable)

1. Alternative form of Beniamin

Benjamin m

1. a male given name

Benjamin

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

Benjamin c (genitive Benjamins)

1. Benjamin (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

• Benny